20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 201 Zhou Yunfu

Zhujiazhuang, the southwest suburb of Fengtian.

At noon, the east end of the village was bustling with activity. Han Ce took the lead, leading a team of carriages and horses and a dozen guards behind him.

Everyone stopped at the entrance of the courtyard. Han Ce, holding a mink cloak in his arms, walked through the courtyard into the house and came to the Kang.

"Uncle, uncle? Wake up, I'm here to take you back to the city."

"Huh? Back to the city? Where are you going back to, Haicheng?"

Zhou Yunfu was sleepy-eyed. With the help of his nephew, he reluctantly sat up. He looked a little dazed and had not yet fully woken up.

He subconsciously mentioned Haicheng, proving that he was really old.

Han Ce was not surprised. He had gradually become accustomed to his uncle's confusion. He immediately helped the old man put on his clothes and trousers, put on his socks and put on his shoes. While busy, he helped him recall: "Uncle, have you forgotten? Jiang Xiaodao? Boy, you are trying to make trouble for us everywhere now. Yesterday you sent someone to ask me to take you back and put pressure on the ground."

Zhou Yunfu was like a child, at the mercy of his nephew.

"Ah, yes, I remembered..." The old man seemed to be searching for something on the kang, "Well, nephew, go and call Cheng Hai over and let him handle this matter."

Han Ce stopped what he was doing and was stunned.

"Uncle, what are you talking about? 'Owl' is already dead, and Jiang Xiaodao is his son!"

"Yes, yes, Cheng Hai is dead, well, Chen Wantang is also dead, yes, I remembered it."

"Uncle, are you okay?"

"It's okay. I just woke up just now. I'm fine now. I remember everything. I remember everything."

Han Ce hesitated, turned around and ordered his servants to pour a cup of tea for his uncle, so that the old man could calm down.

After resting for a pack of cigarettes, Zhou Yunfu put on a mink cloak and a cotton hat, wrapped himself tightly, walked out of the house, and under the guidance of Han Ce, got into the carriage in a daze, Finally he breathed a sigh of relief.

Outside the door, a dozen or so close guards saw the old man's expression. They looked at each other through the cold wind and said nothing.

Han Ce raised the curtain of the sedan chair and shouted: "Why are you still standing there, hurry up and leave! Don't you know that the old man can't resist the wind?"

After hearing this, everyone came back to their senses.

The driver waved his eight-pronged whip, and the guards either rode horses or surrounded the carriage, heading northeast into the city.

In the past two or three days, under Hu Xiaoyan's arrangement, Jiang Xiaodao had been building momentum in Fengtian.

Although he can't talk about recruiting troops, he is always trying to undermine the Zhou family in secret.

Paradoxically, Zhou Yunfu clearly sold Xiaodao and others to the Bai family, but very few people knew about it, so most people actually regarded Jiang Xiaodao and others as the cousins ​​of the Zhou family.

In fact, it's true. Jiang Xiaodao was originally the secret hall of the Zhou family, but it was just talked about by the trumpet. Now that the truth has come to light, the secret hall has moved from behind the scenes to the front.

Thinking back to the beginning, if Zhou Yunfu hadn't provided him with money, he might not have been able to handle some things so smoothly.

"Drawing wind", "Chuan'erhong", "Owl", dead wind, windy wind, injured, Jiang Xiaodao stands out from the crowd.

However, the young couple's behavior of stealing the show and blatantly causing trouble has obviously touched Zhou Yunfu's bottom line.

Whether he likes it or not, he must return to Fengtian.

Otherwise, if this momentum continues, Han Ce will inevitably be ignored by young talents like Jiang Xiaodao in the future.

Unfortunately, time is not on Zhou Yunfu's side.

The old man picked up the newspaper in the carriage and asked, "Did you just buy this today?"

"Yes, I knew you wanted to see it, so I bought it specially when I came here." Han Ce said happily.

Zhou Yunfu always understands and is confused for a while now. He seems much more normal now than before, so he immediately opened the newspaper and started reading.

However, the carriage bumped and shook, and the film on the old man's eyelids seemed to be getting more and more cloudy. The newspaper was stuck to the tip of his nose. His eyes were still foggy and he could not see anything clearly.

"Read it, read it to me!" Zhou Yunfu threw the newspaper on his nephew and was angry with himself.

Han Ce took the newspaper, sighed, and could only read it patiently.

Peace talks between the North and the South are progressing well.

At present, it seems that Sun Dapao is more eager to negotiate a truce than Fang Datou.

After reading this major news, he turned to the next page, and an obituary attracted Han Ce's attention.

"Uncle, if I remember correctly, is Zhao Jihe the brother of Governor Zhao?"

Zhou Yunfu thought for a long time and said, "It seems like, what happened to him?"

"Dead!" Han Ce replied.

"Dead? Nian, Nian for me!" Zhou Yunfu was surprised.

Zhao Jihe was one of the nine governors of the imperial court.Although the southern country is in chaos, there are still factions that usually try to win over local officials to form alliances.

Especially when dealing with such a high-ranking official in the border area, it is far safer to treat him as a high official and to use his high position as a vacuous position than to kill him hastily in terms of stabilizing the situation.

Zhao Jihe was also a capable minister at that time. He guarded the Sichuan River, dealt with the British, prevented them from going north to split the territory, governed the local areas, reformed the territory, and consolidated the unification. He also contributed a lot.

However, like his brother, he is still loyal to the emperor in his heart, and he still thinks of the court.

The struggle to protect the road arose, and Zhao Jihe's bloody suppression was unfavorable. The Qing government dispatched new troops to rush for reinforcements, leaving Jingchu empty, which gave the Hui Party an opportunity.After Sichuan and Chongqing were restored, Zhao Jihe handed over power. Unexpectedly, the soldiers mutinied again. The party thought that he was causing the obstruction and simply killed them.This news was originally reported at the end of last month, but it has only now reached the outside world.

The two Zhao brothers served as governors of the Northeast and Southwest respectively. They also faced the Hui Party's offensive, but their respective circumstances were quite different.

There is a saying that a single move can affect the whole body. The assassination of the southwest governor can actually affect the situation in the northeast thousands of miles away.

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Near noon, Zhou Yunfu returned to the secret house in the south of Fengtian City, took a few bites of rice, burned a bag of cigarettes, and then lay listlessly on the kang, sleeping for the entire afternoon.

Although it was only half a day's journey, the old man rested until late at night. When everyone was tired, he became energetic.

First, he ordered some old ladies to cook porridge and meals for him. Then, he sent people to find Zhang Jiuye and the big teapot Fulong.

After the old man had eaten, Zhang Jiuye rushed over without waiting for a while.

As soon as he sat down, the old man asked: "What's going on in the city these two days?"

Zhang Jiuye focused on the rumors in the market and reported: "That kid Jiang Xiaodao's reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and he has been making secret accusations in the past two days. It seems that this kid has someone behind his back. It was guided by an expert and arranged in a very orderly manner, and it doesn’t look like one of those bragging young people who just care about being famous.”

Zhou Yunfu asked: "Have you heard about the news that we sold him to the Bai family?"

"I've never heard of this." Zhang Jiuye thought for a moment and then said, "I don't know if Jiang Xiaodao and the others can guess it, but at least in the eyes of the young and old men in the provincial capital, you still don't have much face. There’s not even ashes! It’s just..."

"I just feel that the collapse of the Bai family has nothing to do with me. It's just the 'Owl' father and son who are helping me?" Zhou Yunfu explained for him.

It seems that it is a bit like having great achievements and shaking the master.

Zhang Jiuye laughed awkwardly twice and said with relief: "It's all a bunch of nonsense. If you hadn't stabilized the patrol camp, old man, the 'Owl' wouldn't have been able to smash the Bai family's kiln."

Zhou Yunfu was not interested in listening to these cheap compliments, so he asked again: "I'm not surprised that Bai Guoping was killed by Jiang Xiaodao, but I didn't expect that they didn't kill anyone. Where did they get the manpower?"

"Some people have seen a few of them, but they are unfamiliar to them, and they don't know where Jiang Xiaodao moved the reinforcements from. In short, they are all really good in skills."

Zhou Yunfu nodded slightly: "Bai Guoping and the others were ambushed. It was you who reported the news to them, but Jiang Xiaodao and the others didn't break anyone - did the Bai family ever suspect that we deliberately deceived them?"

Logically speaking, the Bai family should indeed have suspicions in this regard.

"Hey! Old man, the Bai family is in complete chaos now. Only Bai Guoping and his sister are left to bear the burden. But I don't think she can last long. The Bai family will definitely be separated. Even if they doubt it, they have no ability to continue. What to do. Moreover, I heard that the young aunt of the Bai family went to Jiang Xiaodao to make peace, but the agreement was not reached. One of her translators was detained and her hands were chopped off! I heard that she is now preparing to escape from Fengtian. !”

Zhou Yunfu lay on the wicker chair and sighed: "That boy is indeed a trouble. It could be seen back then that he is by no means a fuel-saving lamp!"

To say that Jiang Xiaodao is troublesome is for Han Ce.

But if it weren't for Jiang Xiaodao, the Bai family wouldn't have been so clean.

Zhang Jiuye followed up and said, "The old man has a keen eye and sees the long term!"

Zhou Yunfu thought for a moment, weighed it up and said, "If you have a chance, you can go check out the Bai family's reputation. Jiang Xiaodao and the others are young and energetic, and if they are not protected, they will be killed..."

Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly announced outside the door.

"Old man, I brought Fulong, the big teapot from Huifangli."

Zhou Yunfu picked up the smoking gun and without raising his head, he just said lazily: "Let him come in."

In fact, after Han Xinyuan broke up the trouble in "Huifangli", Fulong was not the only one who made the whistleblower.

There were two or three other younger brothers, either because they didn't believe that small things could succeed, or because they wanted to be promoted by Zhou Yunfu, they also found an opportunity to go to "Heshengfang" to inform Han Ce.

But Zhou Yunfu only brought Fulong over, which shows that as his predecessor's leader, he has a good understanding of human nature.

He knew what Fulong wanted, and he also understood the unwillingness and resentment in Fulong's heart.

Nodding and bowing, smiling in greeting will never gain the respect of others.

People always seem to think that those who grovel and grovel are looking down upon themselves. In fact, this is not the case. The more humble a person is, the more pathological their desire for dignity becomes.

Especially in this world where there are clear distinctions between seniority and junior, where either you eat me or I eat you, it is better to be wary of their viciousness than to pity the fate of those with low status.

The big teapot Fulong walked into the room, as if a eunuch had met the emperor. He bowed his head and walked to the edge of the wicker chair with small steps. He knelt down with a thump, bowed his head and bowed.

"Fulong, the common man, kowtows to Lord Zhou, Lord Zhou is blessed!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yunfu was stunned. He almost forgot that he had also donated an official. Although it was of no practical use, no one had called it that for a long time. I heard it unexpectedly tonight, and it was quite beautiful!
After a few simple questions and answers, the big teapot Fulong took the initiative to give the old man some advice.

"Sir, Jiang Xiaodao and the others are arrogant and domineering, don't understand the rules, and are causing trouble in Huifangli. The common people have an idea. Maybe they can teach this kid a lesson."

Han Ce curled his lips: "What ideas do you have?"

Obviously, like Han Xinyuan and others, he did not take Fulong's words seriously.

Not to mention him, even Zhang Jiuye standing aside had the same attitude.

Fulong didn't care at the moment. He only cared about expressing himself in front of the old man. He didn't dare to raise his head and just said: "Sir, you have connections in the patrol camp. In my humble opinion, if you want to deal with Jiang Xiaodao, you can try to find Wang Yanzong." Help!"

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